Di Mento v Visalli As found in the

Di Mento v. Visalli As found in the Australian Law Report Legal Issues • 14 year old forced into marriage • Both parties had not agreed to union (consent) • One party was not of marriage Legal Outcome • Upon immigration to Australia, her marriage was annulled

A (Children) Judicial: EWCA (2000) (UK) Legal Issues • Right to life Legal Outcome • Separating ‘Siamese’ twins, one killed to save the other

Hyde v. Hyde Judicial: (1886) (UK) Legal Issues • Polygamy Legal Outcome • Marriages null and void as Common Law only allowed monogamy

Hogan v. Catholic Church Judicial: (2001) (NSW) Legal Issues • Corporal Punishment Legal Outcome • Compensation. Excessive punishment leading to injury

Patrick Judicial: As found in the Family Law review (2002) Legal Issues • Sperm donation and parental rights Legal Outcome • Sperm donors are not parents - Family Law Act (1975)(Cth). • Donor still given access as it is in “best interests of child”

Kowaliw v. Kowaliw Judicial: Family Law Court (1981) (Cth) Legal Issues • Financial responsibility and burden Legal Outcome • Financial debt the responsibility of one individual – not the spouse

Fam CA 55 Judicial: Family Law Court (1998) (Cth) Legal Issues • Surrogacy Legal Outcome • Rights are given to the birth mother and against contracts • “Best interests of the child” is paramount in decision

Eliades v. Eliades Judicial: Family Law Court (1981) (Cth) Legal Issues • Financial maintenance Legal Outcome • Spouse entitled to financial maintenance

Davies v. Sparkes Judicial: Family Law Court (1990) (Cth) Legal Issues • Financial maintenance Legal Outcome • De Facto relationship was not established, so financial maintenance was not ordered on breakdown of relationship.

Corbett v. Corbett Judicial: Family Law Court (1970) (Cth) Legal Issues • Gender • Marriage Validity Legal Outcome • The sex of someone on their wedding day determines the validity of the marriage

Ex Parte Willis Judicial: WA Supreme Court (1997) (Cth) Legal Issues • Legal Marriage Legal Outcome • People can get married before 18 under “exceptional circumstances”

Marion Judicial: Family Law Court (1991) (Cth) Legal Issues • Parental Rights Legal Outcome • Children of a sufficient age (14) can make their own medical decisions

Coughlin v. Coughlin Judicial: Family Law Court (2005) (Cth) Legal Issues • Financial access Legal Outcome • Superannuation is now dealt as separate from property

Gillick v. Norfolk Judicial: (1985) (Cth) Legal Issues • Legal Outcome •

Khan v. Khan Judicial: (1963) (? ) Legal Issues • Legal Outcome •